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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/UD22481. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSEA295) |
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The River's Tale, A Year on the Mekong
• Edward Gargan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A personal, probing chronicle of a 3,000 mile journey on the river from its source in China through Tibet, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia to the Mekong delta in Vietnam. Gargan, a veteran correspondent and bureau chief for the New York Times, spent a year traveling the river.
(SEA33, $15.95) |
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Angkor, Heart of an Asian Empire
• Bruno Dagens
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 191 PAGES
A pocket-size encyclopedia of discovery, featuring hundreds of color photographs, illustrations and maps. It's an excellent guide to discovery, exploration and study at the site.
(CBD01, $15.95) |
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The Quiet American
• Graham Greene
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 180 PAGES
• FAVORITE
A classic, this is the most famous Western work of fiction on Vietnam. Greene writes of a love triangle between a war correspondent, his Vietnamese consort and an optimistic young American during the last days of French rule.
(VNM08, $16.00) |
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Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
• Jack O'Tailan
• Claire Boobbyer
• John Colet
• Andrew Spooner
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
A detailed, practical guide to Bangkok, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, filled with maps, background on attractions, practical information on transportation, food, activities and lodgings, and a handful of well selected photographs. About half the book focuses on Vietnam, but there is an extended chapter on Angkor and about 100 pages on Laos.
(SEA52, $25.95) |
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Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map
• Nelles
2010 •
MAP
A convenient, double-sided map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with city maps of Hanoi, Vientiane, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, and Phnom Penh. Includes the eastern portion of Thailand and Bangkok.
(SEA75, $13.95) |
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Also Recommended
Angkor Map
• Dawn Rooney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A site plan and pocket guide to the city of Angkor at a scale of 1:40,000.
(CBD16, $12.95)
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Odyssey Guide Angkor
• Dawn Rooney
• GUIDEBOOK
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The sixth edition of Rooney's indispensable guide to Khmer culture and history. Includes monuments, temple plans, color photographs and practical information about Siem Reap.
(CBD05, $27.95)
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A History of Cambodia
• David Chandler
• HISTORY
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An excellent, scholarly history from early civilization through the rise of Angkor, French colonial period, Vietnamization of Cambodia, Khmer Rouge and Coup de Force of 1997.
(CBD27, $38.00)
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A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia
• J.M. Barwise
• Nicholas J. White
• HISTORY
• COMING IN JUNE
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A compact history of the region, including the Khmer and the various ancient kingdoms that produced Borobudur, Angkor and other architectural marvels.
(SEA36, $14.95)
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Indochine
• Regis Wargnier
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Catherine Deneuve stars in this love triangle set in Vietnam in the days before the 1954 communist revolution in Indochina.
(VNM135, $24.96)
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The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society, and Art
• Tran Ky Phuong
• Bruce Lockhart
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A collection of scholarly essays on the history, archaeology, anthropology, history and language of the Cham people, the society that once ruled over a large stretch of the central Vietnamese coast.
(VNM136, $32.00)
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The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future
• Milton Osborne
• HISTORY
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A cultural history of the great river from prehistory to European exploration, colonial tensions and modern challenges. It's an engaging introduction to the history of Southeast Asia.
(SEA28, $16.00)
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Arts of Southeast Asia
• Fiona Kerlogue
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia.
(SEA45, $16.95)
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A Dragon Apparent, Travels in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
• Norman Lewis
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A classic account of travels and adventure during the last years of French Indochina, strong on atmosphere and including wonderfully detailed descriptions of local cultures and archaeological treasures. First published in 1951.
(SEA40, $33.95)
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The Gods Drink Whiskey
• Stephen T. Asma
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Asma writes with verve and wit in this eye-opening account of his yearlong stint teaching at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh. His account is both an overview of Theravada Buddhism and a down-to-earth portrait of contemporary Cambodia.
(CBD46, $14.99)
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The Sacred Willow, Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family
• Duong Van Mai Elliott
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This vivid family saga, beginning with the author's great-grandfather, captures the life and momentous history of Vietnam over the last 100 years.
(VNM39, $24.99)
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The Lover
• Marguerite Duras
• LITERATURE
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A haunting tale of coming-of-age in Indochina during the 1930s, beautifully evoking its setting and the complex emotions of a young girl, her family and her wealthy Chinese lover.
(CBD09, $12.00)
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The Tale of Kieu, Bilingual Edition
• Huynh Thong
• LITERATURE
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A cornerstone of Vietnamese literature, this much-loved epic poem was written in the early 19th-century by a Vietnamese ambassador to the Chinese court.
(VNM22, $22.00)
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Vietnam, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• John Balaban
• Nguyen Qui Duc
• ANTHOLOGY
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From rain forest and rural countryside to the cities, these 17 stories from Vietnam's finest writers explore Vietnam's landscapes, myths and changing traditions.
(VNM04, $14.95)
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The Quiet American
• Phillip Noyce
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Michael Caine stars as a British journalist stationed in Vietnam in the 1950s who becomes friends with a seemingly harmless American (Brendan Fraser).
(VNM59, $29.99)
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